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| photo courtesy of the KIA Tigers |
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There's no pitcher? You can hit it and win.
KIA Tigers beat the lowest Kiwoom Heroes with four home runs. He blew the nightmare of a three-game sweep of the Doosan Bears last weekend.
KIA won 12-9 with Na Sung-bum, Choi Hyung-woo, Han Jun-su and Wizdom's home run show in the first of three consecutive games during the week against Kiwoom at Gwangju Kia Champions Field on the 19th. With this victory, KIA escaped three consecutive losses and signaled a rebound in the autumn baseball competition. Kiwoom has lost two games in a row.
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| KIA-Doosan match held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 17th. KIA manager Lee Bum-ho. Jamsil = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.8.17/ |
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In fact, KIA did not have a good atmosphere. Doosan lost three consecutive games, and the bullpen was on the verge of collapse. Finalist Jung Hae-young was put down to the second division, and there seemed to be no special measures as Jeon Sang-hyun collapsed. Ahead of the Kiwoom match, head coach Lee Bum-ho said, `I thought it was important not to focus on the lack of bullpen, but to watch the game widely and reduce the bullpen overload"At the end of the day, attack is important. I need to reduce my bullpen's burden as much as possible when I can score points," he stressed.
But the start was very unsettling. Starter Oler was in trouble. In the first inning, Choi Joo-hwan hit an RBI timely hit and Cardinez hit an RBI infield grounder. Oler's ball control and control were poor enough to feel fortunate that he did not lose a large number of points.
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| The game between KIA and Lotte was held at Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan on the 6th. KIA starter Oler is pitching hard. Busan = Reporter's wook@sportschosun.com/2025.08.06/ |
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The loss continued in the second inning. Kiwoom easily added one more point with leader Eo Jun-seo's surprise bunt hit, Park Joo-hong's right-handed hit, and Song Sung-moon's heavy hit. What's fortunate is that at a time when KIA could completely collapse, Oler worked hard to deal with Lim Ji-yeol, Choi Joo-hwan and Cardinez, preventing additional runs.
Then, the opportunity came from the third inning. Park Jung-woo and Park Chan-ho had consecutive hits against Kiwoom starter Park Joo-sung. Oh Sun-woo's ground ball chased down one point in the chance of first and third base with no outs. Kim Sun-bin stepped down with an infield grounder, but following Choi Hyung-woo's walk, Na Sung-bum hit a three-run shot to turn the game around. Na Sung-bum's ball bounced off the outfield fence and was declared a double, but the video review showed that it bounced back into the ground after hitting the floor of the stands over the fence.
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| The match between the KIA Tigers and the Hanwha Eagles at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 1st. KIA Na Sung-bum is cheering after hitting a hit. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.08.01/ |
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KIA, which turned the game around, brought a complete victory in the bottom of the fourth inning. Kiwoom changed the pitcher to Kim Sun-ki, and that was a failure. When I met Kim Sun-ki with a plain ball, the KIA batters' bats turned excitedly. Han Jun-su, the leader, hit a solo shot, and Park Chan-ho hit an RBI timely hit in a chance made by Kim Ho-ryeong's walk and Park Jung-woo's hit. Oh Sun-woo's walk and Kim Sun-bin joined the timely hit line.
Choi Hyung-woo is at the peak of the fire dragon. He hit a large three-run home run against right-center wall for the first pitch of the changed pitcher Kim Yeon-joo. This home run hit the KIA Home Run Zone and even enjoyed the luck of receiving an electric car worth about 50 million won. KIA's 11-3 lead.
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| Lotte-KIA match held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 5th. Wisdom is cheering after hitting a solo shot with one out in the bottom of the first inning. Gwangju = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.7.5/ |
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KIA was anxious because it continued to score one point in the fifth inning, two points in the sixth inning, and one point in the seventh inning. Following Oler, who filled five innings, all bullpen pitchers who took the mound were anxious. What was fortunate, however, was that Wisdom hit a home run that sealed the victory in the sixth inning. I was able to run the second half of the game with such confidence. In particular, in the top of the eighth inning, Cho Sang-woo pitched one scoreless inning to prevent consecutive innings. It completely broke Kiwoom's will to chase.
KIA finished the game with Choi Ji-min in the final ninth inning. In order to prevent the opponent's left-handed hitting line, he was determined not to let his guard down until the end even with a five-point difference, but it was Oketi who hit back-to-back solo home runs by Park Joo-hong and Song Sung-moon after two outs. On top of that, left fielder Lee Chang-jin, who was following Song Sung-moon's batting, was injured. Lee Chang-jin was immediately taken to the hospital in an ambulance.
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| KBO League Kiwoom and Hanwha at Gocheok Dome in Seoul on the 6th. Kiwoom Park Joo-sung who is pitching as a starter. Gocheok = Song Jeong-heon Reporter songs@sportschosun.com/2025.07.06/ |
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KIA starter Oler was very sluggish with nine hits, four walks and four runs in five innings, but he won a lucky victory with the support of the batters. This season, the team won nine games and lost four times. Kiwoom put in all five starting players Park Joo-sung, Kim Sun-ki and Kim Yeon-joo, but disappointed them with their poor performance.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
